Guided Trail Walks

Join us as we explore the nature trails of beautiful Historic Bethania

Tours start at from their associated trail head.

Schedule of free 30 minute guided tours:

Black Walnut Trail

(Tuesday, June 6 at Noon & Saturday, June 17 at 9am)

Graveyard Trail

(Saturday, June 24 at 9am & Tuesday, June 27 at Noon)

In-Town Trek

(Wednesday, July 5 at Noon & Saturday, July 15 at 9am)

Orchard Trail

(Tuesday, July 18 at Noon & Saturday, July 29 at 9am)

Reuter Trail

(Tuesday, August 8 at Noon & Saturday, August 19 at 9am)

Bethania’s conservancy-protected lands include four hiking trails through verdant forests and preserved farmlands. The Black Walnut Bottoms Trail is a 1.4 mile trail that begins beside Alpha Chapel and extends through Black Walnut Bottoms forest and farmlands areas. The 0.7 mile Graveyard Trail begins in the Mill Shoppes parking lot and loops behind God’s Acre. The 0.8 mile Orchard Trail begins at Bethania-Rural Hall Rd. and loops through the Old Orchards preserved lands. Reuter Trail, at 1.42 miles, includes a forest walk, and a loop that borders Muddy Creek. Trail maps are available in the Visitor Center, or download here.

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Bethania

The first planned Moravian settlement in North Carolina, Historic Bethania exists as the only remaining independent, continuously active Moravian village in the southern United States, and is the only known existing Germanic-type Linear Agricultural village in the South. The 500-acre Bethania National Historic Landmark district is the largest National Landmark in Forsyth County. Bethania and its 18th and 19th century properties are listed on the National and North Carolina State Historic Registers of Places and is a National Historic Landmark.